The Law of Marine Insurance [Hardcover]

Howard Bennett (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0198258445 | ISBN-13: 978-0198258445 | Publication Date: August 29, 1996

This work is the first modern book to give a clear and comprehensive account of English Marine Insurance Law. Aimed at practitioners who are unfamiliar with this subject and students at post-graduate level coming to Insurance Law for the first time, this book combines detailed analysis of modern statue and case law with clear comprehension of practice and commerce in the shipping world. The style is clear and readable and the work is thoroughly and meticulously researched and documented.

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'he avoids an opinionated approach, seeking to strike a delicate balance between concise and clear information and brevity so as to avoid epic treatment of nondeserving issues. The extensive list of cases is extremely helpful and misses one of the relevant decisions...without doubt valuable to the law student who seeks a well-witten and concise but still sufficiently detailed in handling the complex field of marine insurance with an unpretentious plain-English approach.'

'The work appears to canvass many, if not all, of the legal subjects relevant to marine insurance law, and the subjects covered are dealt with in thorough detail..."Marine Insurance" draws from so many cases from so many centuries with such great detail that the reader is given a window to certain aspects of history...an excellent work that should prove interesting and informative for students and should provide a sound foundation for practitioners without formal training in the area.'

About the Author

Howard Bennett, Lecturer in Law, University of Nottingham.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 632 pages
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA (August 29, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0198258445
• ISBN-13: 978-0198258445
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.4 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,144,354 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars MARINE INSURANCE: IF YOU DARE, BRAVE THE SEA PERILS!, May 17, 2000

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This review is from: The Law of Marine Insurance (Hardcover)

Chapters 1-6 comprehensively trace and communicate the golden principles of insurance, although one would have expected more contribution by the author on a problem area i.e Insurable Interest. An area beclouded thus far. Chapters 3 and 16 thoroughly present duties attaching on the assured, failling which triggers misrepresentation per commissionem and that of a per ommisionem nature. The draconian nature of warranties is effectively unbuttoned, thus the author does give a glance to an incontemtible standards and failure by the insured to 'stick to what he\she warranted'.Bennett passionately, although at pain, the resulting repudiation of the policy by the insurer in case of breach of warranty. An insurer's absolute trump card!

Chapter 4 does no wonders to contribute to the insurance intermediary question, but from the insured's angle it creates a heaven, since it tackles the scope and content of his\her mandate or instructions given to the insurance broker.

On chapters 7;8;9;10;11;12 and 13, Bennett demonstrates a depth of scholarship in his commentary on the insurable risks. Note that the most commonly used clauses in marine insurance are those of the ICC (see Appendix ii of the work under review.The work adequately journey through maritime risks and insurance in respect thereof thus ensuring security for the interested parties. Chapters 14 and 15 essentially corroborates the unanimous opinion (academic, usage, and otherwise) regarding the moment when the consignment is covered, and termination thereof. Chapter 17 comprehensively coveres what is generally known as 'cession' and authors indepth learning and observance of case law, serves as proof that this book achieved its goal i.e to contribute immensely towards a student who ventures the field, at the same time seeking to revolutinize the marine insurance law as it stands.

Lastly chapters 18;19; and 20 are taken together since they all address the question of indemnity. Althogh ch.20 differs slightly since it addresses an insurer right to 'come into the shoes' of the assured, insurance is not an investment thus if some third parties are liable towards the insured, he\she must subrogate such rights arising therefrom to the insurer.

Having this review in mind (see also the Preface of Bennett's work) the work is of a high standard. The journey undertaken by the author strengthens international trade in a sense that as the scope of marine insurance is subjected to 'litmus test', those interested in a subject but above all those engaging in sale contracts are assured of their respective obligations. The work remains a reliable witness that certainty or even uniformity can be achieved.

Schorlarly engineered; develishly presented; and downwright a international, if not eternal, mouthpiece !